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Mayor of London backs diesel car scrappage scheme; London ranked 9th best world city in new air quality study

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The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has renewed calls for scrapping the most polluting diesel cars and giving drivers cash incentives to switch to cleaner vehicles as part of the evidence he gave to the Environmental Audit Committee today. They now feel very hacked off now they’re told they are more polluting.

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New Flyer supports San Francisco launch of emission-reducing Green Zones; geofencing for EV mode

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With a fleet comprising all-electric trolley or hybrid buses, the buses mark the end of SFMTA’s reliance on all-diesel engines. San Francisco launched the Green Zone program, creating the first program of its kind in the world with 68 geofencing hybrid-electric buses—around 8% of the SFMTA bus fleet.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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Vehicles to be deployed include 163 CNG, the vast majority for high mileage taxis and 18 heavy-duty LNG refuse trucks. In addition to the city fleets, high mileage and high visibility fleets are included, such as Coca-Cola, Sysco, Frito Lay, school districts, and taxis. Greater New Haven Clean Cities Coalition, Inc.’s

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News: 2025 Consumer Electronics Show

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Whether it is called a Robotaxi or Driverless Taxi, Zoox wants to stress The Future Is For Ridersnot drivers, which it demonstrated to select CES attendees. Since June 16, 2023, the Zoox Robotaxi has been operating on a one-mile loop around a neighborhood Las Vegas, and at Amazons California headquarters in Foster City.

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Paris wins gold for transforming into mobility utopia for Olympics

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Loud, two-stroke mopeds and scooters careening around the city, noisy busses, and, of course, those rattling diesel cars and vans were always within earshot and, just like the haze, creating an unwanted audio backdrop to the street musicians playing the accordion or just some nice cafe French chatter. No, it does not. Nice to have options.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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Though the PHEV combines the two types of energy and power, it is not merely a temporary “transition” between gasoline and diesel cars to pure electric cars. The plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), a subset of the PEV, uses electricity plus a different energy source (at present gasoline or diesel) to run its second engine.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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Examples of advanced powertrains are turbo charged gas engines, diesel and hybrid. He calls Stockholm’s neighborhoods a “ string of pearls ” with a balanced use of land for work and housing—and yet Stockholm has relatively high level of car ownership (555 cars/ 1000 inhabitants). The PRT as an automated taxi that is 4m long by 1.4m

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